Web 2.0: user-generated content in online communities: a theoretical and empirical investigation of its determinants
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Table
of Contents
Table of Contents
Index of Tables and Figures
.
VII
Introduction
.1
1
Online Communities
.5
1.1
Introduction
.5
1.2
What Is an Online Community?
.5
1.3
A Typology of Online Communities
.8
1.4
Features of Online Communities
.12
1.4.1
Discussion Forums and Sub-Groups
.13
1.4.2
User Profiles
.16
1.5
Conclusion
.18
2
User-Generated Content
.19
2.1
Introduction
.19
2.2
What Is User-Generated Content?
.19
2.3
Why Is User-Generated Content Important?
.20
2.4
Determinants of User-Generated Content Production
.21
2.4.1
Group Size
.22
2.4.1.1
Critical Mass Theory
.22
2.4.1.2
Information Overload Theory
.24
2.4.1.3
Social Loafing
.26
2.4.1.4
Common Ground
.30
2.4.2
Topic and Purpose
.32
2.4.3
Usability
.35
2.4.4
Member Characteristics
.37
2.4.5
Trust And Security
.40
v
Table
of Contents
2.4.6
Membership Life Cycle and the Factor Time
.43
2.4.7
Incentives
.44
2.5
Participation Inequalities and Lurkers
.47
2.6
Conclusion
.53
3
The Study
.54
3.1
Introduction
.54
3.2
Defining and Measuring Activity
.56
3.3
Methodology
.59
3.3.1
Data Collection
.59
3.3.2
Period of Observation
.60
3.3.3
Objects of Investigation
.60
3.4
Results of the Empirical Study
.63
3.5
Discussion of the Results
.67
3.5.1
Hypothesis
1.67
3.5.2
Hypothesis
2.70
3.5.3
Hypothesis
3.73
3.5.4
Hypothesis
4.77
3.5.5
Other aspects
.79
3.6
Limitations
.80
4
Conclusion
.81
4.1
Findings of this Thesis
.81
4.2
Suggestions for Further Research
.83
References
.
IX
Appendices
VI
Index of Tables
and Figures
Index of Tables and Figures
Table I: Community Types,
Hagel
&
Armstrong
1997,
p. 118ff
.9
Table II: Community Types,
Brunoidet
al.
2000,
p.30ff
.10
Figure I: Community Types,
Markus
2002.11
Figure II: Discussion Forum at studivz.net, last cited
02/12/2007.14
Figure III: Community Management Group at xing.com
.15
Figure IV: User Profile at studivz.net
.17
Figure V: Nonlinear Feedback Loop, Jones
et al.
2002,
p.
2.26
Table III: Reasons why lurkers lurk, Preece
& Nonnecke 2004,
p.
41.51
Figure VI: Determinants of User-Generated Content Production
.54
Table IV: Framework for measuring activity
.56
Table V: Model for measuring user-generated content production
.59
Table VI: Observed communities and sub-groups
.63
Table
VII:
Results of the observation
.66
Figure
VII:
Critical Mass 1
.68
Figure
VIII:
Critical Mass II
.69
Figure IX:
3
largest Groups
.71
Figure X: Membership Size and Content Production
.72
Figure XI: Different Topics I
.74
Figure
XII:
Different Topics II
.74
Figure
XIII:
Communities and Sub-Groups
.78
VII |
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Table
of Contents
Table of Contents
Index of Tables and Figures
.
VII
Introduction
.1
1
Online Communities
.5
1.1
Introduction
.5
1.2
What Is an Online Community?
.5
1.3
A Typology of Online Communities
.8
1.4
Features of Online Communities
.12
1.4.1
Discussion Forums and Sub-Groups
.13
1.4.2
User Profiles
.16
1.5
Conclusion
.18
2
User-Generated Content
.19
2.1
Introduction
.19
2.2
What Is User-Generated Content?
.19
2.3
Why Is User-Generated Content Important?
.20
2.4
Determinants of User-Generated Content Production
.21
2.4.1
Group Size
.22
2.4.1.1
Critical Mass Theory
.22
2.4.1.2
Information Overload Theory
.24
2.4.1.3
Social Loafing
.26
2.4.1.4
Common Ground
.30
2.4.2
Topic and Purpose
.32
2.4.3
Usability
.35
2.4.4
Member Characteristics
.37
2.4.5
Trust And Security
.40
v
Table
of Contents
2.4.6
Membership Life Cycle and the Factor Time
.43
2.4.7
Incentives
.44
2.5
Participation Inequalities and Lurkers
.47
2.6
Conclusion
.53
3
The Study
.54
3.1
Introduction
.54
3.2
Defining and Measuring Activity
.56
3.3
Methodology
.59
3.3.1
Data Collection
.59
3.3.2
Period of Observation
.60
3.3.3
Objects of Investigation
.60
3.4
Results of the Empirical Study
.63
3.5
Discussion of the Results
.67
3.5.1
Hypothesis
1.67
3.5.2
Hypothesis
2.70
3.5.3
Hypothesis
3.73
3.5.4
Hypothesis
4.77
3.5.5
Other aspects
.79
3.6
Limitations
.80
4
Conclusion
.81
4.1
Findings of this Thesis
.81
4.2
Suggestions for Further Research
.83
References
.
IX
Appendices
VI
Index of Tables
and Figures
Index of Tables and Figures
Table I: Community Types,
Hagel
&
Armstrong
1997,
p. 118ff
.9
Table II: Community Types,
Brunoidet
al.
2000,
p.30ff
.10
Figure I: Community Types,
Markus
2002.11
Figure II: Discussion Forum at studivz.net, last cited
02/12/2007.14
Figure III: Community Management Group at xing.com
.15
Figure IV: User Profile at studivz.net
.17
Figure V: Nonlinear Feedback Loop, Jones
et al.
2002,
p.
2.26
Table III: Reasons why lurkers lurk, Preece
& Nonnecke 2004,
p.
41.51
Figure VI: Determinants of User-Generated Content Production
.54
Table IV: Framework for measuring activity
.56
Table V: Model for measuring user-generated content production
.59
Table VI: Observed communities and sub-groups
.63
Table
VII:
Results of the observation
.66
Figure
VII:
Critical Mass 1
.68
Figure
VIII:
Critical Mass II
.69
Figure IX:
3
largest Groups
.71
Figure X: Membership Size and Content Production
.72
Figure XI: Different Topics I
.74
Figure
XII:
Different Topics II
.74
Figure
XIII:
Communities and Sub-Groups
.78
VII |
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